Labor Shortage; Shoes And Clothing Enterprises Try Hotels, Catering And Other Tertiary Industries

The 2011 semi annual economic operation analysis report of Lucheng District prepared by Lucheng District Economic and Trade Bureau was released recently. The report shows that in recent years, new changes have taken place in the domestic and international economic environment raw material A series of problems, such as sharp price fluctuations, RMB appreciation, domestic monetary tightening, and tight power supply, are intertwined, which have had a significant impact on the production and operation of enterprises such as shoes and clothing in Lucheng District. Many shoes and clothing enterprises have begun to set foot in the tertiary industry.

According to the responsible person of Lucheng District Economic and Trade Bureau, the shortage of labor force since last year Footwear The influence of enterprises is growing, and it has become the primary problem restricting the development of footwear and clothing enterprises. In the questionnaire survey of 68 enterprises, 29 enterprises, accounting for 42.7%, reported a shortage of workers. These enterprises are still large enterprises in the area, and the welfare, supporting security and other facilities are relatively complete, while a large number of small and medium-sized shoe and clothing enterprises are more affected by this. Due to the shortage of staff, even if the company has sufficient orders, it is afraid to receive a large number of orders for fear of not completing on schedule.

In addition, the enterprise Difficulty in recruitment At present, the wages of enterprise employees are generally rising, which has caused a major blow to labor-intensive industries such as the leading industries, shoes, clothing, etc. It is understood that in recent years, the wages of general workers in large shoe enterprises in Lucheng District have increased by about 10% from the average monthly wage of 1800 yuan last year. At present, the minimum wage in the shoe industry is basically 1800 yuan, and small and medium-sized enterprises with serious labor shortage need to offer higher wages to attract workers; Wages of general workers in the clothing industry rose more than the same period last year, generally between 15% and 20%. The compression of profit space often results in enterprises accepting fewer orders or abandoning orders.

Influenced by these factors, the report shows that some shoe and clothing enterprises in Lucheng District are looking for ways to diversify their development. Taking the opportunity of "retreat from two industries to three industries" in the main urban area, some enterprises began to set foot in the tertiary industry, such as hotels, catering and other industries; In addition, due to the tight monetary policy this year, the loan interest rate of major banks in Wenzhou has risen by 30% to 80% in an all-round way. In addition, banks have reduced their credit tasks, and a considerable number of enterprises have devoted their energy to micro loans, private lending and other financial fields. In addition, some enterprises adhering to traditional industries choose to develop in the central and western regions, such as shoe enterprises moving to Suzhou, Anhui, Shangrao, Jiangxi and other places.